There have been multiple instances in the pro-wrestling business when fellow wrestlers have refused to work together. Eventually, if they are put together in a match, they keep the integrity of the match and perform for the audience. However, things turned ugly when Nia Jax and Charlotte Flair gave the WWE Universe the most bizarre two minutes where both wrestlers looked unsure.
On the 30th August edition of Monday Night Raw, the former WWE superstar, Nia Jax faced Charlotte Flair in a match. At one point in the match, both the superstars clearly stopped cooperating with each other.
Since then, this infamous one-on-one bout between the two former champs has become a talking point. But were they fighting for real, or was it something else?
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Just one look at the video and you can tell that something is off with the superstars. Suddenly both the wrestlers started grabbing each other’s hair, which is not allowed in pro-wrestling.
Both the wrestlers started to throw stiff punches and chops, with neither of them selling the moves. This incident even made the commentators confused, as you can hear the indecision in their voices.
Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax were involved in an actual fight
Various reports from PWInsider stated that the two individuals were not performing but were fighting for real in the middle of the match. This whole ruckus started when Nia Jax accidentally dropped Flair on her head.
Flair then immediately showed her reaction by putting a hard slap across the face of the former WWE superstar. For two whole minutes, the awkwardness was so palpable that you could cut it with a knife.
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However, the match continued, and eventually Nia Jax won, but it was clear from her face that she was not happy with what had happened.
WWE recently released Nia Jax from her contract after she got kayfabe injured by her fellow tag team partner, Shayna Baszler. What did you make of the incident? Did you notice their break from character? Let us know.
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